In a press conference this afternoon, Senate leaders released some of the major aspects of their budget proposal. Senate appropriations committees will be finalizing their spending ... Keep Reading
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New Tax Reforms Would Boost NC
June 10, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brian Balfour (919) 834-2099 brian.balfour@nccivitas.org RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute applauds Senate leadership for ... Keep Reading
Senate, House Remain Divided on State Budget Numbers
The NC Senate last night rejected a proposed "mini-budget" that had last week been approved by the House. The main sticking point between the two chambers continues to be projected ... Keep Reading
Something Welfare Recipients Can Be Happy About: Drug Tests and Background Checks
In theory, no one wants to be on welfare. While everyone is keenly aware that life can have some rough patches, no one wants to live in a society where families are dependent on ... Keep Reading
Senators File Bill to Revamp Dix Deal
State Senators Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell), Louis Pate (R-Wayne) and Tommy Tucker (R-Union) today filed a bill (SB 334) to revamp the lease of the Dorothea Dix hospital campus to the ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper September 2012
The September issue of Civitas Capitol Connection features the Civitas Action Conservative Effectiveness Rankings, to help voters see how conservative General Assembly members ... Keep Reading
Get Your Hands Off Of My Lunch Meat!
In an act of sanity, North Carolina’s Senate unanimously passed legislation prohibiting child care facilities from providing supplemental food and beverage items to children whose ... Keep Reading
E-Verify Gets the Chopping Block
Last week, the House passed legislation, HB36, to require all employers with 25 or more employees to use the E-Verify system. E-Verify is a federal Internet-based system that ... Keep Reading
Tort Reform Moves to NC Senate Floor
Senate Judiciary I Committee considered S33, the Medical Liability Reforms Act today. The latest version would provide limited protection from liability to those required under ... Keep Reading
District Polling and Race
Apparently some Democrats are unhappy with the district polling we're putting out the past few months, and according to NC SPIN's newsletter are questioning the results by saying ... Keep Reading
